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On Sunday, March 3rd, we will hold our 2019 Race Day during the National Hunt Finale at Leopardstown Race Course.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to support St James’s Hospital and help us achieve our goals whilst enjoying the thrill of the races with clients, colleagues, friends & family at one of Ireland’s premier race courses.

Join St James’s Hospital Foundation this August for the challenge of a lifetime and take on the Pyrenees Cycle Challenge!

Ride from the Mediterranean town of Agde to the Atlantic town of San Sebastian. Choose to complete the regular course or extend your ride to include three famous pyrenean climbs: Col du Port, Portet d’Aspet & one of the greatest Tour de France climbs, the mighty Col du Tourmalet.

You will be cycling a total of 725km (incl. all climbs) or 625km (ex. climbs) over the five days, while raising vital funds for St James’s Hospital.

Package Includes:

Return Flights

6 Nights Accommodation

Full Board

Daily Luggage Transfer

Bike Hire

Donation to St James’s Hospital

For more information, have a look at our brochure or email jamie@supportstjames.ie

This October, we will be taking a team to take on the last section of the Via Francigena and we would love you to join us.

From the attractive medieval town of Viterbo, with an entire district dedicated to the pilgrim, to the ancient Etruscan roads, to the Roman amphitheatre of Sutri, completely dug out from the tufo, to the greenery of the park of Mount Mario, Monte della Gioia, where you will finally be able to glimpse the dome of Saint Peter’s. The green and hilly scenery of Lazio will accompany you from one old village to the next, along the last section of the Via Francigena.

Will you join our Camino Challenge in 2019 and help us raise vital funds for St James’s Hospital?

Now in its’ fourth year, the Wicklow Mountains Cycle Challenge is an annual event organised by St James’s Hospital Foundation with all proceeds going to St James’s Hospital, Dublin.

Since its beginning in 2016, the event has doubled in participation and has raised over €50,000 for St James’s Hospital. All of the proceeds have been used to purchase new equipment for the hospital.

The event starts and finishes in the stunning grounds of Russborough House, Blessington, Co Wicklow and participants have 2 routes to choose from.

50km – Our 50km route brings cyclists on a beautiful tour of Blessington Lakes before returning back to Russborough House.

100km – Described by seasoned cyclists as “The toughest 100km in Wicklow”, this is a much more demanding route taking cyclists up some of the most notorious climbs in the Wicklow mountains including, Sally Gap, Shay Elliott & Slieve Maan.

Cyclists on both routes will enjoy some of the most picturesque countryside that Wicklow has to offer.

All participants will receive a souvenir event jersey and access to the post event refreshments.

ENTRY IS FREE FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO FUNDRAISE for the event by raising a minimum €150 in sponsorship.

If you do not wish to fundraise, you can choose from the following options:

Draw will take place in the RDS on Monday 17th December 2018 at the exhibition of the artist Kenneth Webb and winners will be contacted on Tuesday 18th December.

Many thanks to Anita Hopper who has organised this raffle in memory of Pat Hopper. Pat was the owner of the James Gallery in Dalkey/Dublin and was cared for by staff here at St James’s Hospital. Anita has very kindly donated the beautiful “Foxes in Bluebells” painting by Susan Webb for this raffle.

Many thanks for your support.

“Foxes in Bluebells” by Susan Webb

Mr Pat Hopper

About Mr Pat Hopper

Pat Hopper, born in Claremorris, Co. Mayo, was the gentlest and kindest of men.

His love of life and his caring disposition extended his personable influence to the many relatives and friends who became his companions.

Pat’s love of art lead to him opening The James Gallery in Dalkey and later in Exchequer Street. He made his living from art and enjoyed the beauty of art around him and in the end it was the ‘art of nursing‘ that was his sustenance.

Pat was so grateful for the care he received from the medical and nursing staff in St James’ Hospital. He was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in April 2012 and died in the Donal Hollywood ward on 12 October 2014.

He received such wonderful care for the duration of his illness and as a family we are so thankful to all the staff who cared for him.

About the Artist Susan Webb

Susan Webb was born in Newtownards, County Down in 1962. Daughter of well-known artists Kenneth Webb and Joan Webb, she has carved out her own niche as a painter since her first exhibition with the Kenny Gallery in 1980.

She is involved with the Equestrian Society of Artists, won the prestigious “Spirit of Galway” award for one of her fine equestrian paintings, and has shown with the Oireachtas, the Society of Women Artists, and runs solo exhibitions in Ireland and the U.K.

Susan now runs the Irish School of Landscape Painting, started by her father 40 years ago from her River Run Studio in Ashford, Co. Wicklow and from Ballinaboy. She has featured as resident Art Expert on Channel Four’s “Watercolour Challenge” programme which showcased her skills and talents to a huge audience.

Horses have always been an important part of Susan’s life and so it was inevitable that she should try to capture their grace, beauty and movement on canvas. Many of these images were commissioned portraits, many were her own original ideas, all of them combined the art of equestrian painting with the art of landscape painting.

Our (Sold Out) inaugural Gala Dinner was held in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin on 10th November and what a night it was. Almost 300 people attended the event hosted by Marty Whelan and guests were treated to a spine tingling performance by ANÚNA.

All proceeds going to our Target Lung Cancer Appeal in St James’s Hospital and we were blown away by the generosity and enthusiasm shown by our guests on the night.

We are extremely grateful to everyone that supported the event by hosting tables and by bidding on our auction items.

Many thanks Dunnes Stores for supplying the wine from their award winning Simply Better range.

We are also very grateful to MONT BEER for supplying their Irish Pilsner, Ireland’s Premium Lager from the country’s highest brewery in the Wicklow Mountains.

Finally, we would also like to give a very special mention to our Target Lung Cancer ambassador, Neven Maguire for his continued support and encouragement.

All in all, it was a very special night in a very special venue and we are already getting enquiries for 2019!

We were delighted to be at the launch of this year’s Trinity Med Day which took place on the Trinity campus recently.

Trinity Med Day is a fundraising organisation run by medical students at Trinity College Dublin. In recognition of the contribution the hospitals have played during their studies, 600 medical students will take to the streets of Dublin on Friday 2nd November 2018, to raise much-needed funds for essential hospital services. The beneficiaries of the funds raised this year include St James’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital, the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire and the Trinity Access Project (TAP).

Projects to be funded in St James’s Hospital:

Bedside Ultrasound Platform, St James’ Hospital

Med Day hopes to raise sufficient funds to purchase a medical ultrasound machine and establishment of a portable ultrasound service in the St James’ Hospital Acute Medical Assessment Unit. This will reduce patient waiting times and length of hospital stay, improve patient care and reduce hospital costs.

Currently, all procedures requiring ultrasound guidance must be carried out in the radiology department of St James’ Hospital. The purchase of this, the first project of its kind in Ireland, will enable procedures to be carried out faster, more thorough examinations of the heart/lungs/kidneys/liver and provide St James’ Hospital with new opportunities for research and patient care.

24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring, St James’ Hospital

The funds raised will also contribute towards the costs of replacing the existing 24-hour blood pressure monitors in St James Hospital. They are 15 years old and have not been functioning well for the past 12 months, resulting in incomplete recordings for many patients. This project will benefit the patients themselves and the team providing the service. St James’ Hospital has one of the largest blood pressure clinics in the country helping over 2,000 patients every year. New patients with high blood pressure undergo 24-hour blood pressure monitoring to guide the diagnosis and management of their condition. Studies have shown that 24-hour blood pressure monitoring is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular complications than once-off clinic blood pressure measurements.

Many thanks to the Med Day committee and all the TCD students who are taking part in this wonderful annual fundraiser.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our Golf Classic on Thursday 13th September in Luttrellstown Castle, Castleknock.

We had great support from all the teams taking part and everyone seemed to really enjoy the day. Whilst the weather was a little windy, the rain kept off and the sun even shone for a while.

Our annual golf classic has become one of our most important fundraising events for St James’s Hospital and it is attended by hospital suppliers, contractors, consultants as well as members of the hospital management team.

The winning team was captained by Lorcan Birthistle, CEO of St James’s Hospital, followed closely by the team of Cruinn Diagnostics in second place and Jones Engineering in third.

We were delighted to present Dr Noreen Gleeson with a cheque for €43,955 from the proceeds of the 2018 Liberties Fun Run.

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the 2018 Liberties Fun Run.

We had 1,500 people sign up for the event and this is the 1st year that we have sold out. We are so grateful to all our participants for supporting us and raising funds for GynaeCancerCare at St James’s Hospital.

The McDonald Family from Rathcor, Riverstown Cooley hosted a fundraiser for the Burns Unit in St. James Hospital which was held in the Cooley Complex, it raised a total of €7,830 for the hospital.

The family would like to thank everyone who bought tickets and donated to this great cause. They would also like to thank Clann Eireann who performed on the night. Presenting the cheque on behalf of the family was Mary Woods.

Many thanks to the McDonald Family for the hard work and effort they put into this fundraiser for the National Burns Unit.